Batman

It’s hard to believe that it has only been four years since Batman: Arkham Asylum. The title that seemingly broke the curse of non-Spider related super-heroics in gaming has cast a shadow over so many games that have come since. Its masterful combination of Nolan’s dark vision of Gotham with the expanded rogues gallery afforded by […]

They say the most successful scares are the ones you don’t see coming. When you play a horror game, you know you are going into the game expecting to wet your willy, so the scares that hit you are much less effective. Take Dead Space for example, a truly terrifying game, but by the end […]

The announcement of a new iteration in the Arkham series has left all of our eyes and ears filled with Batman. There isn’t a place you can go without being reminded that Batman: Arkham Origins is coming and that it’s going to be awesome. But with all the hype towards its release being doled out […]

A few years ago NetherRealm Studios put out Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe to mixed results. Since the title featured DC Characters, many hoped that it would feel like an interesting experimental hybrid of a fighting game, but sadly it turned out feeling more like a Mortal Kombat game with DC Character skins. Fast foward years […]

While patiently awaiting the release for the highly anticipated Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm Studios was gracious enough to offer players a playable demo available now on the PSN store and XBL Marketplace. Going through the menus I noticed that Injustice will include a Story Mode, Battle(Arcade Mode),Practice Mode, and S.T.A.R Labs which after watching […]

After their blowout success with the reboot of Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm Studios stunned the ever-growing fanbase by announcing a deviation from the franchise. For the first time, the MK team was working on a title that had nothing to do with MK. When the curtain rose on the project, it was none other than Injustice: […]

Cosplayer (noun): Short for “Costume Play” refers to a person who dresses up like a character from a manga or anime series, a movie, a videogame, etc. If you attend any comic con, video game or movie convention, you’re bound to run into one of these dedicated people who love to dress up as their favorite […]

Due to the recent death of Robin (acceptable reactions are ‘again?’ and ‘no one ever dies in comics’), we at Geekenstein thought it would be the bees knees to delve into the history of the character of the Boy Wonder and see how many different incarnations there have been. Who is Robin? Robin is a […]

I’m often called a Batman “fanatic” by those who know me in my personal life. My two oldest daughters are named Harley Quinn and Ivy. I have collected Batman toys and merchandise for over 20 years. I have even spent a couple thousand dollars on Batman related tattoos to decorate my body to be my […]

Two years ago there was this study done that was reported by Science Daily with the title: “Spoiler Alert: Stories Are Not Spoiled by “Spoilers”. One of the PhD students quoted in the article had this to say: Once you know how it turns out, it’s cognitively easier — you’re more comfortable processing the information […]